Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 5 December 2049A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:59, sunset 17:24. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:33. Yamaganda 12:12 to 13:30. Gulika Kalam 14:48 to 16:06. Rahu Kalam 16:06 to 17:24.00061218Moonset 03:58Moonrise 14:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 5 December 2049

Sunday is Mokshada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 12:24, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 07:01 and 09:04.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 December

Rahu Kalam runs 16:06 to 17:24. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:59
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:33
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:12 to 13:30
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:29
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:48 to 16:06
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:06 to 17:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:58 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 12:24 · Dwadashi until 11:55 Mon
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:36, then Ashwini until 10:41 Mon
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:09 Mon, then Parigha until 03:47 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 12:24 · Bava until 00:06 Mon · Balava until 11:55 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise14:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraShuklaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mokshada EkadashiSunday 5 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:01 and 09:04.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiMonday 20 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday 22 Dec after sunrise.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 21 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.